Roberta Boyd
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Roberta Beatrice "Bertha" Boyd (16 June 1862 – 10 January 1944), sometimes listed as Roberta Grace, was a Canadian lighthouse keeper and heroine known as the 'Grace Darling of the St. Croix'.
Roberta was born on 16 June 1862 to John and Kate Boyd. Her father, John Boyd, was the keeper of the Spruce Point Light near St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Roberta and her mother would tend the light when her father was away.
St. Croix River rescue
On 8 October 1882, Boyd saved two men whose sailing boat had overturned in the river, and rowed them back to shore. For this action she was awarded a gold watch by the Government of Canada with the words "In recognition of her humane exertions in saving life in the St. Croix River" inscribed on it; in addition, the Department of Marine and Fisheries presented her with a new boat with "Roberta Grace Boyd, Grace Darling of the Saint Croix" on the helm.
